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Places I Love to Wander: Close to Home & Worth the Drive
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items These are my favorite places to actually go. Close to home, they're my go-to spots right around Lexington and Salisbury — the places I end up at again and again because they're close and they're good. And the rest are worth the drive: a little more g...
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Close to home
This is my favorite local park — after over a decade of visiting, I'm still finding new cool spots in it. The woods can get really dense though, so definitely use insect protection — and keep in mind the wildlife calls this place home, so be mindful ...
Finch Park
Dan Nicholas is worth the little drive to Salisbury — the gem mine is my favorite thing there, I do it every single visit. Definitely check out the petting zoo farm and the other animals too — most of the attractions are really cheap, so you can do a...
Dan Nicholas Park
Boone's Cave is one of my favorite peaceful spots — I love sitting by the water on the tons of flat rocks down by the river. There's the little cave from the Daniel Boone legends and miles of wooded trails too, but honestly the quiet by the water is ...
Boone's Cave Park
Worth the drive
Boxcar in Greensboro is worth the drive — it's an arcade bar with over 100 games, and yes, they've got skee-ball, which is my favorite. Most of the games are cheap to play, so you can bounce around from the classics to pinball without spending a fort...
Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Lazy 5 Ranch is a drive-through safari where the animals come right up to your car — the water buffalos are my favorite, they're awesome. Get a feed bucket (they're only $3) so you can feed everybody as you go. Just know before you go: they're cash o...
Lazy 5 Ranch
The NC Zoo is worth the trip to Asheboro — it's the world's largest natural-habitat zoo, so the animals have tons of room to roam. I absolutely love the desert part, and the sand cats are my favorites — they're tiny, and it's a treat when you catch t...
North Carolina Zoo